16
considered(verb, thought, careful, thoughtful, cautious)
9
cogitated(verb, thought)
9
meditated(verb, thought)
9
weighed(verb, thought, careful, thoughtful, cautious)
8
reflected(verb, thought)
7
contemplated(verb, thought)
7
deliberated(verb, thought)
7
mused(verb, thought)
6
brooded(verb, thought)
6
reasoned(verb, thought, careful, thoughtful, cautious)
6
speculated(verb, thought)
5
calculated(verb, adjective, thought, careful, thoughtful)
5
debated(verb, thought)
5
evaluated(verb, thought)
5
imagined(verb, thought)
5
ruminated
5
thought(verb, thought)
4
cerebrated(verb, thought)
4
daydreamed(verb, thought)
4
mulled
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